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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge issuesNot sure if this is the right forum for this post but can't find a "stupid mobile phone stuff" one so here I am. I bought my beautiful sexy Samsung S7 Edge about a year ago and love almost everything about it, except for the INCREDIBLY irritat

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Feb 9, 8:19am

PC Trader - any issuesI ordered a cheap laptop on Feb 9. I asked on the chat today re the status and was told to email. I did and have not had a reply.

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Jan 23, 4:00am

Phone / Internet issuesI've had on and off phone and internet issues recently. Downgraded from VDSL to ADSL and Chorus did some work on the line, better speeds but still frequent short disconnections. Bought new ADSL router. On Thursday lost phone and internet for a

Hardware issuesI have been having a lot of issues with my computer for the last weeks and have been trying to diagnose the problem but cannot find the solution. In the beginning the computer would just randomly shutdown and then when it would be turned on af

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Oct 22, 1:53am

Wireless connection issuesInternet is continually dropping out from a few seconds through to minutes. We have a router supplied by Telecom (Thomson) and a modem we bought (Cisco / Linksys). In all honesty, I'm not sure why we have two bits of hardware? (Actually, why DO we need bo...

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Sep 13, 6:53am

Nvidia driver issuesJust got a GTX 960 after 6 trouble free years of having ATI/AMD. Having driver issues from day one, #Codemasters racing games (eg Grid Autosport) will not run full screen on our HD TV, all you get is a mass of coloured squiggly lines, all other games run ...

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Jul 17, 5:30pm

Adobe AE export issuesUsing the CC 2014 version of AE on windows. Trying to render out a 4min clip with rgb + alpha. With many of the export options now gone, I don't know how to export my clip to a reasonable file size, my attempts have ended up being around 44 gb. I need to ...

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May 7, 11:01pm

Internet issues - 2 wifiWe show 2 wifi addresses after a technician put in a super/dooper system. However, we still cannot get wifi in part of the house, and sometimes we connect to one telecom router and other times the 2nd. Confusion is even more because my husband has put an ...

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Apr 18, 4:18am

Laptop issues.wil post in other threads too - this issue is really annoying so trying to get it sorted! I have an Apple Macbook pro - theres a couple of websites that in the last few days I haven't been able to go to. Its only been in the last week (max) that I can't a...

Vodafone T-Box - any issues.?Hi, I'm considering upgrading to Vodafone T box but have heard dreadful things about them. Are they still as bad as they used to be. ? Anyone have current problems with them please. ? Tks.

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Dec 2, 10:29am

Samsung M823 Laser issues with "Eco Driver"Anyone have a Samsung Laser printer of the same series? Every time I go to print a document it processes the document into an image and loads it in the eco driver software, then generates a preview. This is time consuming when I have clients waiting for p...

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Oct 12, 8:04am

Landline over fiber issuesSooo anyway, we are now fully supported on fiber BB. New upgraded Huawai router (business class) The only issue so far is our 1 year old Uniden cordless ph's. Theres a really nasty hollow raspy sort of sound from them but the std corded phone is really cl...

Idiot here .printer issuesgoogle is not helping me much . I have a Brother MFC-J6510DW printer Computer is running windows 7 mail program is Thunderbird with two in boxes , one for me and one for wife. if we print emails = no problem. my issue is scanning . I can scan to file ok...

Gmail issuesI can not access my gmail account via Windows mail on the computer, win 7. It says that the password is incorrect. I have reset the password, deleted the account and set it up again, but still the same error. It used to work fine, and it it works fine on ...

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Jun 10, 11:15pm

Bidding/Q&A issues with TM on a mobile "Forbidden"Not sure if it's just me, I have a newish Samsung and can log in to TM fine via Chrome. When I go to answer a question on my own auctions or try to bid on another auction - I get instantly logged out and the messsage 'Forbidden' appears. This has been hap...

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Apr 6, 8:52am

If you're having issues with the Win 10 install.You can download the media creation tool here and either use it to initiate the upgrade, or create your own USB drive or ISO to boot from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

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Mar 29, 2:58pm

Browser issues with google pagesI seem to have a problem when I try to go to google webpages (eg: gmail) It takes so long to load, when you type, the letters dont appear for a while. (Then when I go to non google webpages, the same issue happens, although it doesnt happen if I browse no...

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Mar 14, 10:26am

IMac and MacBook Pro Wi-Fi connection issuesI have a reasonably new iMac (maybe 4-6 months old) and a MacBook Pro that is around 12 months old that both seem to have issues connecting to our wifi. They are both up to date with software, one has an update waiting but it's not a major one and it's a ...

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Mar 11, 4:02pm

Lots of people having issues with windows 10Apparently being unable to enter a password when the login screen appears. Ive seen it happen on one computer with the pre release edition, but ive had a few people ring me about this in the last week. Usually ive had to revert back to windows 8.1 or 7 to...

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Feb 20, 8:25am

Sound issuesComputer running Windows 7. Sound was fine, and then now does not play sound to full volume. Suspect nephew may have installed something or changed some sort of setting. Anyone got ideas what it might be or how to fix?

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Feb 9, 3:25am

Issues with TM's new listing layout pages.As one of the even-numbered members, I have had the new clothing etc layout for 9 months now, but a month or two ago TM changed something and my set-up could no longer view the pages with any functionality, and I narrowed it down to Ghostery. At the time ...

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Feb 4, 4:07pm

Iphone issues.my son had an iphone with a dodgy power button. I took it in to yoobee and they replaced it with a new one! My hubbys iphone battery life was dismal so I took this back too and they replaced the battery for free the same day! Both of these were out of war...

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Jan 3, 3:53pm

Epsom fax, printer connection issuesJust replaced a poor performing Canon with an Epsom. Sadly, the device tries to answer phone calls as it thinks they are fax calls. Getting into settings is a confusion of terms and such. Anyone know how to connect a fax printer that receives and sends fa...

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Dec 23, 2:13am

Down load issuesHi all, Ive just started having issues with downloading eg- gmail account download a doc or photo will not do it at all! Also say you want to copy a pic/funny and save it or share it on and site will not let me right click to do this at all. Often I have ...

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Dec 7, 8:05am

Spark broadband issuesanyone experiencing downloading problems with spark broadband for the past few days? I've noticed that sometimes we get no downloads or connections for about 10-15 minutes but when I asked Spark customer service they said everything looked good from their...

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Sep 18, 10:20pm

PC issues. please help.Laptop keeps freezing. ctrl,alt,delete doesn't work. sound, apart from headfones doesn't work. is there a free programme i can download that will scan and fix?. I am not pc savvy in any way shape or form. I would appreciate your help. am running vista.

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Aug 27, 4:04am

Windows 10 Activation IssuesHey there, I recently went to upgrade to windows 10 on my HP laptop which was running windows 8.1 I followed the online guide and did a clean install of windows 8.1 to start fresh ive had the machine connected to the internet, and it says windows 8.1 is a...

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Aug 20, 3:57am

Ipad update issues on iPad2For reasons unknown, I have a several apps with notified updates. But the updates will not download. I note that trying to put question on Apple Discussions will also not work. Anyone noted that Apple stuff, such as these, not working tonight? Thanks

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Aug 15, 4:09am

Wireless Samsung printer issues -windows 10Hey everyone i have a samsung SCX-3400 series printer which use to print wireless before the windowns 10 update. It would not stay online and print, so I was having to plug the cable it then printing from there! Today i have mucked around with it and now ...

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Aug 14, 3:57am

Go Pro + SD Card IssuesBought an Apacer 32G micro SD for a Go Pro. Go Pro brand new, micro sd brand new. Endless issues. Was on the verge of returning the Go Pro as thought it might be faulty. Swapped the micro sd for a different one - works perfect. Grr. Anyone know what micro...

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Mar 3, 10:23am

Any known issueswith windows 8.1 with Bing? its quite a bit cheaper as a preinstalled os. looking for a standard home pc for pensioner friend. And no, can,t afford to have one built

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Feb 5, 4:01am

Can't attach emails & related issues - Windows 8.1I use Orcon webmail, Hotmail.com, or if applying for a job on trademe and trying to attach a file - get the following error message: "Internet Explorer has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the pro...

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Jan 24, 2:14pm

Epson GT-1500 Scanner issues.Has anyone else got one of these and what have been your experiences! Specifically, any issues with the ADF! I have one and the ADF is ferking useless - reports a paper jam in about 10 out of every 12 attempts. Have cleaned the scanner bar underneath etc....

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Aug 4, 2:33pm

Uniden FP204 Corded Phone Issues?Uniden FP204 Corded Phone Issues? Hey there guys,
Brought my parents the above phone and they are having a small issue with it,
when you pick up the phone to dial a number it dials a random 4 digit number before it starts to dial the number, after readi...

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Apr 21, 12:58am

HP 1210 Scanning issues! Please helpHi Guys, I don't usually post on here but I'm about ready to throw my scanner/printer out the window! I'm trying to scan some photos. It is scanning, but for whatever reason they are coming out in the corner of a A4 sized Document.I never had ...

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Aug 7, 2:01am

Thomson Wireless Modem Issues/Help?Had a D-Link modem that was playing up, so telecom sent us a new Thomson out. Plug it all in, new filters everything, and all was fine. Then internet connection started to drop off? ( in a room about 15metres away from the modem it self, the d-link worked...

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Jan 29, 10:20am

Slightly OT - Mobile Phone IssuesMy teenager purchased a Telecom Samsung Galaxy Y android phone and uses her vodafone sim in it.Recently it has stopped receiving and sending texts.When she puts the sim into her Nokia 5230 (also a Telecom phone) all the missed texts suddenly appear and wo...

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Mar 31, 11:54pm

SATA issues?HIYA Probably an easy one! We have a ACER VERITON3700GX second hand. It boots up no probs at all with the IDE drive as the boot. However, when we add a SATA drive into one of the SATA sockets on the motherboard, the computer boots to the F4 screen and the...

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Mar 30, 11:40pm

Arrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhh-hhhhh - printer issues .Right I am not that computer savvy. just for the record. I have a Canon Pixma MP540 printer. all ink cartridges are full, when doing a test print it work fine. but when I try to print anything from computer to printer ( ie . email, word document ) the pap...

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Mar 27, 3:48am

Java IssuesTo go onto a particular gaming website that I like to use, lately it keeps coming up saying there is a java issue.I have uninstalled it, made sure there were no older versions and reinstalled from scratch but nothing seems to be working. Felt like I have ...

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Mar 23, 7:57am

Iphone, iPad2 and PC Outlook Calendar issuesAdvice needed - not ridicule and yes, I have searched several options on Google. Can someone lay out the calendar settings for the above devices so that they sync the same data in al devices, please!Using iCloud, not just connecting through cable to iTune...

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Mar 22, 3:46am

Help please :-) computer issues :-(My young daughter was on my laptop when she said it just turned off! Now when I turn it on it come up with BOOTMGR is missing Press ctrl +alt + del to restart. I do that and it restarts back to the same message. Im not sure what she did grrr. Can any one ...

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Mar 17, 6:48pm

Power Point 2010 issuesI'm trying to 'group' a number of text boxes and arrows together in a PP slide and for some reason the 'Group' button is greyed out and I can't seem to get it to work. Any suggestions! Yes, I have selected all of the items that I w...

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Mar 16, 4:32am

Having issues with JavaI am trying to view some designs in Easy Planner 3D - I sign in and click recall my design, and I get a message saying Java blah blah blah is vulnerable.Went to the troubleshooting page and it seems Firefox has blocked it.It is also not running on Interne...

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Feb 27, 8:42am

Audio sync issues Premiere pro, Help Please?Hey all. So I have just filmed about 3 hours worth of gaming videos using XSplit recorder, in a mp4 format, and when I played it back using VLC it all seemed fine. However I went to import it into premiere to start editing it I noticed the sound was compl...

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Feb 27, 3:52am

Notification issues on phone re;facebookhi all, i have a motorola defy mini, and was getting notifications when i had private messages or comments on posts etc.now all of a sudden it has stopped, i have checked all the settings, but on the part where is says "mobile push" there is no ...

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Feb 12, 4:17am

Does CHROME have issues?HIYA I have been noticing some page loading issues with Chrome. pages will not load. Some load but after a long delay. In Trademe for instance if I click on an item the pages I am on just refreshes, it will not go to the link. Some pages will only load pr...

Wireless issuesIve been having trouble with the internet wireless system booting me offline this past month or so and its getting worse, i am wondering if its interferance from the neighbours who are also on wireless running through the same server somehow. It can be fi...

Laptop issues - againLaptop has been fine since last repair (back in September).Went away on holiday last week, and unplugged everything and packed it all away. Returned yesterday, and had trouble booting up laptop - firstly it makes a few beeping noises, then opens a screen ...

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Dec 26, 3:13am

Iphone 5. having issueswoke up and my phone was really hot on the charger. I took it off the charger and used it for the rest of the day leaving it out of its cover. woke up this morning, sent a text then it switched off and now it wont turn back on at all and it wont charge! h...

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Dec 25, 7:30pm

Sound issuesMy computer's sound will have kind of a glitch every few seconds. It sounds a bit distorted or like there is a lag for just a moment. It started doing this about a month or so ago. I hooked up new speakers today, & it's still doing it. Any ideas on ho...

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Dec 25, 3:55pm

Cable issues?Having really bad lagspikes to an American server. Consistent low ping with nil packet loss to google, none of the other people connected to the same server have any issues, and yet I am getting packet loss drops all over the place. Anyone else with issue...

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Dec 3, 5:47am

NZ Wireless issuesAnyone else having issues with NZ Wireless today! I have just been over at my mother's place as she has no dial tone on phone and no Internet. Can't get hold of anyone there to help as they apparently don't work weekends.Have powered on and of...

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Dec 2, 7:28am

Can someone please help . Defragmentation issuesMy computer won't de-fragment due to 'inconsistencies that were detected in the file system'. I'm being told to run a CHKDSK or SCANDISK on the hard drive to repair the 'inconsistencies', but I keep being told I'm running CHKDS...

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Nov 11, 8:21pm

Defragmenting issuesi defrag my pc then it say no need to defrag then the next day its back in the red and needs to defrag. has alot of red areas

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Oct 31, 11:18pm

Ipod Touch - 6 weeks old and issues alreadyBought an Ipod Touch from JBHiFi only 6 weeks ago, and Volume & Sleep/Wake button no longer works and need to use assistive touch. DS put a protective case on it when new, other than that he has not done anything else to it, dropped it, or had it in c...

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Oct 26, 7:20am

Need help with two issues (using Windows 7)Computer has stopped changing colour when a website (or TM listing) has been visited. How do I fix it please! Computer was formatted a couple of months ago and very soon after, I had mouse problems. I have a laptop and a plug in mouse. I never use the bui...

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Oct 24, 9:59am

IOS 6 issuesI am interested to suss out how widespread issues with IOS 6 are or whether the issues I am having are an isolated case.If you are having problems since you upgraded to IOS 6 it would be great to hear from you.If you have upgraded to IOS 6 with no problem...

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Oct 14, 12:05pm

Apple issuesJust bought a brand new 21.5inch iMac, i can connect the wireless keyboard ok but then it wont pick up the trackpad and visaversa it wont let me connect both.

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Sep 15, 7:49am

Ie9 issues, anyone else having problems?I recently upgraded our Desktop PC to windows 7 and mostly its great, but yesterday automatic updates installed ie9 and although it runs well on our laptop this PC just doesnt like it, pages seem to take forever to load and it tends to crash, google chrom...

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Sep 7, 8:12am

Bluetooth mouse issuesI don't really use many bluetooth devices but I forgot my mouse so I am using the win7 laptop with a apple magic mouse at the moment.the problem is if I leave it unused it loses connection and I have to remove the mouse from the devices list and add i...

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Sep 1, 12:41am

Issues with XtraIs anyone else having problems with emails going out through xtra but the recipient not receiving them ! This has been happening yesterday and today.

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Aug 29, 4:08am

Skype issuesHas anyone else noticed skype messages(text) lag and sometimes take 2 or 30 minutes to show up after being posted! I've talked to a few people who have the same problem sometimes although is has only been happening very recently. Probably since MS bought ...

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Aug 22, 7:25pm

Win7 update issues + virtual PC woes.Hey everyone, thanks in advance for any help. I'm trying to get a windows update installed (for a version of virtual PC that works with win7 64bit), but I am getting an error message: "Installer encountered an error: 0x8007

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Aug 14, 8:50pm

Mouse issues on Trademe using ChromeHey all, I have Chrome, and the vertical scroll bar bumps about an inch to the left.It also means my mouse cursor sits about an inch to the right of where it actually clicks. Any reasons or suggestions on how to fix this!

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Aug 7, 9:06am

Issues with Toshiba L750 wifi connectionHas anyone else purchased one of the above laptops and found the same thing!We have 3 other laptops (incl 2 Toshis) at home with no problem with wireless internet.However this 3 month old machine is very patchy with its connection.An online search reveale...

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Jul 11, 11:25pm

Google Chome issues Help?when i load up google chome it always comes up with this message in a box Your profile could not open correctly Some Features Maybe unavailable. please check that the profile exists and you have permission and write its contents can anyone help me fix thi...

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Jul 8, 6:26am

IPad 2 - Issues with iBookshas anyone heard of an issue where iPad 2 purchased in NZ can not buy up to date books on iBooks. Only classics that are free can be downloaded. Apple have said that the iBooks app does not fully work in NZ on iPad 2

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Jul 2, 8:39am

Win 7 prem start menu issueswhe ii click on start it used to have my compuer etc on the right side of the pop up no my user pic is wierd and nothin there apart from the stuuf on the left coloumn

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Jun 10, 9:09am

Windows 7 Bluetooth issuesDoes anyone know if software exists to allow my pc to automatically receive files from a paired phone rather then having to click receive a file then send it! this limitation totally defies the point in pairing the phone

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Jun 8, 10:53am

Audio syncing issuesMy audio has stopped syncing with mouth on every single thing i watch on the computer. it used to be fine then 1 day just stopped working properly. this happens on youtube, sites like tv on demand, where i would watch a program, windows media player. if i...

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May 18, 12:33am

Youtube - recent format issuesOver the last week, I have noted two issues: 1.Screen-setting does not remain for successive clips.Irritating! 2.Some imaged go white-screen, with an exclamation mark in a circle.And the play list grinds to a halt. Just my system or a known glitch in Yout...

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May 10, 5:01am

Dvd drive issuesHi, I have an hp CQ60, my dvd drive stop working. I have read about some issues on line. So far I have done a laser clean, move carriage to the outside but it does not reset on reboot.I have removed the upper and lower filters,still no go. It.s like there...

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May 4, 1:33am

Firefox 12 issuesI recently upgraded to firefox 12, i use to be able to say type trademe into location bar and it would open up trademeand did that for all websites. was a handy thing to have. now with this version i dont have it and not to sure what the application would...

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May 3, 9:28pm

Kiwi ISP Issues First Music Piracy '3rd Strike',Following the introduction of new legislation last September which would see alleged Kiwi file-sharers monitored, warned, and eventually punished for their infringements, the first so-called ??™3rd strike??™ has been issued. The ???enforcement??™ no...

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Apr 29, 3:49am

Anyone else on Slingshot and having speed issues?Anyone else having speed issues tonight with slingshot! I got home from work and I can barely browse. It's usually $hit a this time of night, but browsing is never an issue. I'm still under my data cap, so I haven't been throttled back. In Chr...

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Apr 26, 10:19am

Server with issuesHi all. Got a DL360 G4 with issues here (no video). All google results point to people simply replacing the motherboard, but if I can't get this working I'll just $1 reserve it. Not sure if it's actually POSTing but I can get into iLO. Was hop...

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Apr 24, 8:30am

Banklink sending issuesI've been trying to send back our datafile of Banklink to our accts & keeps telling me that the email message "Failed to Connect [10013] Access denied" .I asked today for the file to be re-sent to us to try this out again & same erro...

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Apr 24, 3:54am

2Degrees signal issues - why, and how to solve?I've been with 2Degrees since day one, and generally love them for outbound calls. However, I miss over half the incoming calls, they go straight to voicemail, so I retain a Vodafone account for urgent contact. Today was a real issue, when 4 calls out to ...

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Apr 22, 10:15pm

AUDIO SYNC ISSUES WITH STREAMING VIDEOSive got a samsung tv that can access the networks videos and movies, problem is that the audio is out of sync with the video. this is on just about all formats H264/avi/mp4 etc. the sync issue isnt a problem when i use XBMC because i can just shift the sy...

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Apr 6, 10:04am

MBR/Boot disc issuesHey guys - I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop which is about 4 years old now and has given me no troubles up until this morning when it refused to boot windows. This morning I accidentally pressed the 'media home' button instead of the normal powe...

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Mar 4, 11:57am

Samsung galaxy tablet issuesIm using the browser to access facebook. It was working really good then all of a sudden it wont let me click on things or post comments. Ive cleared cookies and browsing history and turned it off and on but it didnt fix it. Any ideas on how to fix it.

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Feb 19, 3:43am

SAMSUNG GALAXY S+ / vodafone issueswifes new galaxy S+ 9001 has really reall bad /non existant 3G connectivity. she can only get on the net about 10% of the time. living in Tauranga. anyone had any issues with vodafone connectivity!

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Feb 7, 3:49am

Dell Latitude D505 issuesMy 87 year old female neighbour has a laptop computer with a secured Wireless Internet connection etc, which she pays a fortune for and she can??™t use the thing except to play Solitaire. I booted it, saw its running XP Pro and I thought, I??™ll have ...

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Jan 23, 5:26pm

Hotmail issuesAll of a sudden I can't reply to or send emails from one of my hotmail accounts! When I hit reply the "to" field comes up blank and I can't add contacts. Any ideas!(I have two - one works one doesn't)

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Jan 14, 10:37pm

Laptop with a few issues making me wary.one i bought off here a while ago has been fine, went back to be repaired for a broken screen under warranty and NOW! i have some problem it just wont load into the computer goes through the windows xp startup and keeps repeating itself, struggling and ov...

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Jan 13, 10:05am

Stupid computer(speed issues)Hi guys, i need your help with my desk-top, not only is it running very slow but even when there is no windows open its still constantly whurring its head off and the red light on top of tower is constantly flashin,Running vista with 1tb hard drive which ...

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Jan 11, 8:46am

Issues accessing www.ticketmaster.co.nz siteWas using the site earlier, but now cannot access at all for past few hrs getting an error message"403 Forbidden You don't have permission to access/this server" this is in Chrome, and all my other usual sites are fine. Also tried IE & F...

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Jan 10, 7:17am

WiFi issues please helphey anyone out there in techno savyy world able to tell how to get my wifi working better!I have a main pc downstairs and me and 3 others all have netbooks upstairs, but when more than 2 people are online connections become unstable and it starts kicking ...

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Jan 3, 8:24am

Help please. headphone/mic jack issuesgot our laptop sent away a while back for a new harddrive (didnt have problem beforehand). anyway been trying to listen to music lately and when i plug my headphones in nothing happens. as in music still comes out of laptop speakers. the laptop has three ...

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Jan 3, 8:00am

Kaspersky security issues.my norton security has expired so i switched to kaspersky this time around (im not really a computer person and this was cheaper than norton).Since installing it i haven't been able to open any of the games that i normally play on facebook, is this li...

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Jan 1, 2:12am

Itunes helpdesk does not solve issuesOMG I have just had the most unhelpful, annoying string of communication with the itunes helpdesk you could ever imagine!I upgraded my iphone to ios 5 and transferred all itunes downloaded content onto macbook pro.Download ios 5 and most content was repla...

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Dec 29, 9:07pm

Issues with FF after "cleanup"I downloaded a tool called DiskBoss Pro on GAOTD yesterday. Not a bad utility, but while playing around with it I absentmindedly ran a "Disk Cleanup" function without paying attention to what options I had ticked.I nowthink I had checked the &qu...

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Dec 14, 11:02am

Anyone else having DNS issues!Ha a device talking this morning to a server in Aussie and now it's offline. I can talk to the device though but it can't call out.

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Nov 26, 1:20am

Upgrading my modem as constant issues with itdropping out - been recommended Linksys WAG120N - I have seen varying reviews - very confusing - we are running wireless for Ipod's etc but our PS3's and PC's are cabled. Any thoughts - don't want to spend $150 and it won't perform. Al...

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Nov 23, 8:37am

GRRRRRR Windows 7 homegroup issuesso i'm trying to set up my wifes laptop on "my" homegroup.when i enter the password it says that the pasword is incorrect. when i run the trouble shooter it says no problems.then it says that the laptop isnyt part of the network even though ...

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Nov 6, 8:21am

Need help with wireless issues please :)A friend had issues with her Wireless ADSL Modem Router, ie no problem with wired internet but the wireless signal was so bad you had to just about sit on the modem to receive a signal so she got a new Wireless ADSL Modem Router, a D-Link DSL-2740BR Wirel...

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Oct 29, 12:27am

I'm having issues with HDMI laptop to TV sound,any advice would be appreciated. Watched some programs last night on TV through the laptop, and it went fine. Turned it on tonight and there was no sound. I tried all the troubleshooting stuff on the laptop, then googled and looked for the user manuel. No...

HP Pavilion dv5 - known issues?My family bought two of these as part of a deal from Noel Leemings a couple of years ago. Both batteries during this time needed replacing and both of them barely hold a charge. Perhaps 20 mins with the power cable. Both laptops get incredibly hot. I'm wo...

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Oct 10, 8:16pm

Video Card Issues! HELP!Ok, got a new video card. the pc is working at the moment on the onboard video card. I installed the new one. got detected but when I switched the monitor cable over it did not work.anyway. I disabled the other graphics card in device manager. and now eve...

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Oct 6, 9:42am

Facebook issuesIm having trouble logging in.the page loads down the left hand side of the page.and its just like a list.never had this happen before.anyone know how to fix this! Cheers

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Sep 28, 11:50am

1tb External Harddrive issues!I have borrowed my sisters 1tb external hard drive which has a lot of movies etc on it and I can't open it. It comes up in 'My Computer' as Q drive but its not under the removeable external storage section! I hope I'm making sense lols. Th...

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Sep 28, 9:06am

Samsung Galaxy I sudden battery issuesI have had the fone ~2 weeks and love it. I have been really cautious about the battery so have charged it fully before use and always run it flat before charging. With normal use I have gotten two days out of the battery. Since yesterday, with minimal ac...

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Sep 27, 10:53am

Handsfree sound issuesI have a motorola defy and connected to nokia CK-15w car kit, sound is good on first call then quiet on all calls after that, others with same combo in company have no problems.Help please

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Sep 24, 5:12am

Issues with Xnet connection.over the past 3 weeks our internet connection has been increasingly slow, however when we do a speedtest we get at least a 4mbps download speed.Any suggestions! About to change ISPs because it is getting so annoying.

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Sep 22, 10:35am

Help with some computer issues pleaseHi, Our hard drive appears to have 2 c drives, everything is saved onto the one with hardly any space to start with and the other has copious amounts left. Computer keeps saying no space left, theres nothing else to delete thats not neccessary and have tr...

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Sep 21, 6:52pm

Issues with hotmailAnyone else having issues withhotmail at the moment! Websites say its not down but its not working either on explorer or mozilla.

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Sep 9, 5:24am

Vodafone mobile issuesAnyone else having problems! On and off since last night texts have been failing to send.

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Aug 27, 2:23am

Monitor Issues help required please :)Good Evening We are tryiing to hook up and acer tower to a compaq monitor but it keeps coming up when plugged in monitor going to sleep and when unplugegd says check video cable (naturally), yet when we hook up our HP tower to the same monitor it works fi...

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Aug 21, 11:09am

Windows XP driver issuesHi just reformatted my XP Pro os and am having trouble finding out what drivers I am needing, I have no sound and in device manager there are afew unknown devices. Any ideas! I driver installer program maybe! Cheers

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Aug 16, 7:05am

International website issuesVodafone just confirmed theres international traffic issues. Not sure if just them or not though, as twitter and facebook on my XT phone won't work either

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Aug 15, 1:33am

Who has Orcon genius and has issueswith the phone! We seem to have alot of echo and I can hear myself after I have spoken which is annoying and people find that i sound far away Orcon don't seem to know! And the call waiting thing does not work properly it might just be me but when another...

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Aug 5, 6:14am

Modem having connection issuesMy internet keeps going down...up, down, up down.....running the troubleshooter tells me my modem/router has connectivity issues. I dont want to spend money on a new one if I don't have to...this ones around 3 years old....should I try a new filter first ...

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Aug 4, 10:16am

Echofon for twitter issueswhen I try to register for echofon on iphone it always loads my wife's name as the user. I am assuming that is because itunes account is under her name on pc. How do I get around this? how do I change name on itunes or load another account?

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Jun 29, 5:05am

Issues with copy/paste and google searchLately while typing a search in google the prompts appear below but nothing happens when I click to select one of them. Also copy & paste seems to work in everything except emails. When I right click to paste something, all my previous writings are cl...

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Jun 9, 11:37pm

Drcspy, I think you fixed my connection issues!*fingers crossed* Had been having issues with my network adapters. Sometimes I could get online, but more often than not they refused to connect.Did abit of searching, found one of your posts and unticked the 'turn off this device to save power' and viola...

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Jun 7, 6:32am

Keyboard issuesWhen I type my keys are either getting stuck, missing stokes or staying on shift. I think the settings have got mucked up somehow because sometimes get a box about sticky key settings popping up - this is driving me mad, and now to top things off my sound...

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Jun 5, 4:13am

Ok mates computer has some bad issuesi have no idea why but the screen keeps flicking on and off and then a msg come up saying somthing about thes screen driver not sure and itl doo this heaps then blue screen will pop up the reboots up virus maybe?

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May 24, 4:02am

Skype issues - password replacementMy onw Skype account is working but, since Thursday, my wife's would not open.We have tried many, many times to set a new password but repeatedly receive "passwords do not match" message.We have "talked" with the help desk several time...

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May 23, 8:21am

Dell inspiron keyboard issueshi there, ive been havong trouble with my dell laptop, this ama few keys werent working, so turned it off a few times, then it tried to restrt in safe mode- but the enter key wont work- so i cant restart it- any ideas of what i can do???

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May 16, 10:19pm

McAfee Update has caused issuesYesterday McAfee asked me to download an update, which I did, followed by a restart.Now I can't open Internet Explorer, iTunes, pictures in folders, etc, I only get a "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is inco...

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May 16, 5:09am

Web Hosting & domain issuesI'm having issues, I have just brought a domain name and have got web hosting sorted, through someone else, for now I am just using asitebuilder that the hosting company suppiled, issue I am having is publishing the site. How do I make the web hostings an...

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May 8, 12:00am

Telecom T-Stick IssuesOver the past 4 months I have had severe issues with this, in such that it connects to the internet and may work fine for a while, then all of a sudden it stops or becomes painfully slow, like it goes from a receieve rate of >1mbs + down to <1kbs (e...

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May 5, 10:20pm

Notepad keyboard issueshi i am on a ASUS notepad i connected a USB keyboard 2 it & now it will not let me type using the machines board without things showng eg the key "U" has number 4 on it so it types 4 instead of the letter how do i stop this??????

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Apr 27, 3:33pm

Issues with replacement laptop chargerMy original laptop charger died a couple of weeks ago, so I purchased a cheapie off here (not the full charger, just the adpator part - my cord worked fine).Recently my touchpad/pointer has started to play up. I thought there was something wrong with the ...

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Apr 22, 1:04pm

Samsung Galaxy S owners - Got GPS issues ?My GPS issues were just fixed by installing Darkys ROM 9.5 Extreme Edition.Finally, working GPS.I now have approx. 6-7 satellites consistently, as opposed to maybe getting ONE if I was lucky. Accuracy down to less than 10 metres. PHENOMENAL.You can find i...

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Apr 15, 11:38am

IPod Touch 4 Gen..issues with photosWhen taking photos (using the flip option to take photos of ourselves) its saving the photos as a mirror image. Its only started doing that recently..before it was working fine.Have read the manual and it doesnt say anything about the way the photos are s...

HHEELLPPP Web Host IssuesHere, in point form, the guts ofa current issue I'm having: - my new, first ever, business Website should, fingers crossed, by ready next week. - Doman (only) - a .com.au one, was registed with crazzydomains - Yesterday I took out a hosting contract with ...

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Mar 25, 3:40am

vodafone issuesVodafone issues i had a vodafone come knocking on my door last month i signed up for home phone and internet and yet now a month later still got nothing and response from vodafone call centre is shit they dont give a toss
vodafone sux

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Mar 24, 9:39am

Hotmail issuesHi, Ive had people trying to email my hotmail address and they've either bounced back or been told the address doesn't exist. Anyone know what the problem is and how it could be fixed? Thanks

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Mar 24, 7:33am

Dish TV DVBS6800 Receiver issuesI know this is a computing forum, but looking at my list of options on where to list this thread, this amongst a couplee others made the most sense. TVONE has disappeared from my tv/ receiver a couple of days ago. I have tried channel searching for it, sa...

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Mar 22, 7:59am

Telecom broadband - usage meter issuesHi all The Telecom website said that we used about 100GB of bandwidth on Wednesday (which brought our monthy usage to 138GB, which is a lot higher than our data cap of 40GB! ). We called and explained that this seemed impossible, and they said they would...

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Mar 12, 7:41am

Printer Issues What have I done wrong?Hi Guys Please can someone tell me what I have done wrong?Yesterday my printer (brother MCF-290C) ran out of black ink so I changed it, and told the printer i had done so.I have just tried to print a page and it still prints with no black ink.How do I res...

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Mar 9, 1:59am

Facebook, anyone having issuespage has the headers, drop menu for account sttings and log out but nothing else. Can change pages but these don't display either,I am wondering if its possibly an issue with my laptop as I cannot also access my sytem restore and some but not all links ie...

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Feb 21, 9:46am

Telecom XT issuesAnyone been having issues with XT recently? Over the past few weeks 90% of my calls have been dropping after a few minutes, and voices have been getting scrambled mid call. Not sure if it's my phone or the shitty network.. I don't seem to be having any is...

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Feb 16, 8:28am

Computer time issuesI'm after a little help. I have tryed google.. to no Avail My computer is randomly losing time. Never gains it and its driving me nuts. it only losses it when the computer is on and it seems to be random amount. Replaced Cmos batterey (computer is only 6 ...

Wii compatibility issuesHaving problems with getting a Wii system to recognise a 40gb external usb hdd (2.5" Ide) Apparently..... it's because the Wii will only accept a Sata external usb hdd. Something to do with the different protocols between sata & Ide? Any idea's?

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Feb 10, 7:41pm

Windows Installer IssuesHi. I am trying to install 3cx Phone System v9 on a computer, but it keeps throwing up the message "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A script required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personne...

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Feb 10, 7:57am

Vista issuesHi all, I am currently repairing a laptop running vista basic I have just done a fresh rebuild of the OS and fully updated it. It was running super slow before the rebuild as it had only 512mb of ram and viruses. So the ram is now upgraded to 1.5gig. anyw...

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Feb 4, 9:28am

Vodafone (Red Zone?) ChCh 30GB plan issuesLong shot but does anyone here have the 30GB Vodafone plan. I keep finding that with internation sites I keep on getting connection reset. I have to wait a few minutes or reset my router and try again. Its getting worse and worse.... Anyone seen this or h...

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Jan 17, 7:37pm

Networking issues from win7 to win XPWhen I first brought my lap top I managed to network it to my xp machine through a wireless router.all of a sudden I could not see the xp machine.Has anyone else had this issue?Any ideas?

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Jan 11, 7:32am

Telstra broadband issuesOr maybe its my problem???? My monthly usage started on the 24th of Dec....somehow i have used 16gb in 5 days.....ive checked my usage meters and ive done stuff all but the uploads are extremely high...how can this happen?? Yup im not internet savvy...bef...

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Dec 27, 8:25pm

Google homepage is having issues for meMerry Xmas, and thanks to you all for all the help you gift every day.This problem is on my sons PC, an HP tower running XP sp3, x86 2667Mhz. After a viral slowdown, his mum took it to a 'tech' who wiped it, and gave it back raw some months ago. Bah humbu...

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Dec 24, 11:50pm

HP mini keyboard issues help - sticky keys ???I'm not sure whats happening, I had a pop up box abotu sticky keys which would not go away.I tried a systen restore and that took ages but was done I think.I now have a left shift which will give me capitals on some keys and not others, but they work on t...

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Dec 10, 9:14pm

Gaming IssuesSo, don't judge me, but I have been playing some WoW, mainly to bust boredom and also keep in touch with a friend, anyway back to the problem, each time I go to run it, it will reset my computer and says something about the graphics card having problems, ...

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Dec 10, 2:11pm

External HD issues - 1 folder not accessible?Help please. I have 1T Ext HD and the only folder I am interested in accessing is bring up a message for me to format my I drive? The rest of my data is fine, home movies, important docs etc.... What can I do to recover this one important folder? TIA Nata...

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Nov 26, 5:31am

Help laptop issuesmy laptop this morning wont load wiondows keeps going back to start windows normally or in safe mood either one you click on starts to load windows then goes back to that screen.Is it doomed?

ITunes 10.1 issues (PC)After updating from 10 to 10.1, I am experiencing major lag/freezing in iTunes. Happens when choosing a play list to trying to change song either via the control buttons or clicking through the library. Music keeps playing fine but iTunes locks up for a w...

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Nov 19, 8:20am

Telecom issues?Anyone on Telecom broadband having issues with the internets? Locally hosted sites are fine, but I'm getting really slow connections to a lot of overseas sites like Gmail/Facebook etc. Only since I logged on this morning. I wonder if there's an issue with...

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Nov 14, 6:11am

iphone and paradise mail issues(also in comp programs) Hi, I have an iphone, 2g running 3. 0, , my home ISP is telstraclear and I am on their paradise mail, I have set up the email settings on my iphone using my paradise mail settings, I can recieve mail but cannot send it! . what am ...

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Nov 10, 3:06am

Anyone experiencing issues on Slingshot?Anyone noticed any issues? After not being able to load a webpage for the last 45minutes everything came back to life, but instead of my usual 14, im getting 2.9 speed wise. Anyone else having speed issues?

Interest Xnet response re Peak hour traffic issuesI have been running tests for Xnet so that can can try to determine why my speed drops so dramatically in the evenings. Here's the latest response. Telecom aye? : Hi, I've just had word back from management about what may be cau

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Oct 22, 11:10am

Anyone else experiencing insane latecy issues...... From overseas sites? I'm getting the normal ping of 180ish from google, farmside's speed tester says everything is normal (to the extent of the crappy speed I get regardless), but trying to download a file from various different overseas hosts, and I'...

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Oct 20, 11:00am

Emac ISSUES................OK, was given a 1.25ghz emac. Installed OSX 10.2.2 on it. The screen is postcard sized at 640x480 with black space around it. This is because OSX 10.2.2 doesn't have the video drivers for an ATI 9000. Any ideas? Drivers off the ATI website don't seem to w...

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Oct 20, 7:58am

Faulty TiVo box? Telecom issuesAnyone else had problems getting sorted? Telecom promise replacement boxes if something goes wrong. What they don't tell you prior to purchase, is that you have to deal with Caspa in Australia. Friday, we were told to email reference number and details to...

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Oct 10, 4:10am

Acer aspire 3610 couple of issuesHi all, I have a acer as described above. it has been very good but two annoyng things have happened.The outter cover has cracked down by the hinge andI can no longer open or close all the way anymore or it wil break the inner screen surruond. Went back t...

Adsl speed? issues?I'm wondering if it's not just xnet.. I got new modem today and it's made no difference(from Adsl to ADSL2+ --Linksys WAG54G2--). Perhaps it's my line filters? I'm only 1.5k from the exchange too :s

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Oct 8, 6:21am

Router/modem set up possibly causing issuesbecause my comp is in an awkward place my set up s crazy too... im wondering if it is what is causing my internet to run at such low speeds. ... i know that it will get like this but usually it is refreshed, this time it has been over a month and still no...

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Oct 8, 4:27am

Iphone issuesMy iphone 3G every now and again just turns off and takes anywhere from 20min to 48 hours to start up again. I try resetting it but doesnt help. Anyone else have this trouble or know any tricks to get it going again?

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Oct 5, 12:24am

OCR abby fine reader Home ed issues!Am trying to get the hang of this OCR software and when ever I try to use and scan the text it always seems to come out scambled whether or not I save as RTF,PDF ODT XML etc.Any ideas or suggestions ?Maybe superior OCR software I can use with my Epson TX4...

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Sep 29, 2:29am

Email / Tstick issues help pleaseI can receive email while on hte internet via Telecom Tstick but I get the following error when I try to send one. 550 Rejected message because 115.189.132.77 is in a black list at zen.dnsbl do I have to call telecom or is their a setting i need to change...

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Sep 28, 7:23am

Can some tell me the reason why I have issuestrying to get websites up that I have used in the pastwww.clickinmoms.comand lumapix.com? are two that I can get up? If you can what is wrong with my settings? What do I need to do to my settings to fix?

PlayStation 2 Slim issuesI have a PS slim SCPH-77002 which has stopped working properly.At present it will only play CDs and PS1 games, DVD and PS2 are a "no go" zone.I understand that for the fat PS2s there is a laser adjustment but for the life of me can't find anythi...

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Aug 29, 6:52am

Issues UploadingI have windows 7 and use mobile xt broadband through a wireless 3g router and for some reason i have loads trouble uploading photos (being as this is all i have tried uploading).. sometimes it lets me upload one picture but that is all.... then it just wo...

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Aug 25, 9:01am

Drop off issues with D-Link DSL G604TI am having drop off problems with this combined router/modem. Can anyone suggest an alternative combined router that is more stable? Signal goes from good to very low, I have a 7dBI aerial which was meant to solve my problems (according to my IT man) and...

This driver is blocked due to compatibility issuesThis driver is blocked due to compatibility issues Yes, me again and I need your expert advice please :) Everything was great until I did the windows update thing on my laptop. The message mentions Driver TrueVector Internet Monitor...so I'm assuming it's...

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Jul 31, 3:43pm

Laptop issues with TV connectionanyone know what issue here could be? i have hooked up my laptop (XP Pro) to my Plasma TV, started computer and it's showing on TV, then when laptop brings up a user (Administrator) it comes up as no signal, and switches back over to laptop? anyone thou...

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Jul 29, 7:40pm

BSOD Issues On Deepwater Horizonhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/24/us/24hearings.html "Problems existed from the beginning of drilling the well, Mr. Williams said. For months, the computer system had been locking up, producing what the crew called the ???blue screen of death. ??? ...

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Jul 25, 1:20am

Mobile phone issues - HELPI am on vodafone and have just purchase a samsung c3110 from the 2degrees range. The problem I am having is I am unable to send and receive pxt messages or access the vodafone live site to download games and ringtones. I have tried setting the pxt setting...

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Jul 20, 3:02am

Firefox issues, Ive been havingtrouble with somethings not working since it upgraded last week. Now for the blonde ? how do I get it back to the previous version to see if that is my problem? TIA :)

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Jul 11, 9:42pm

Networking issuesmy laptop can connect to the home network anymore. It connects to the internet through the same router that the main computer uses fine. Any ideas?

Anyone having International Connectivity Issues?Having trouble staying connected to some overseas websites and wonder if anyone else is experiencing either a slow down or zero connectivity? Seems to be just torrrent trackers on a quick check. They show as down for everyone on the 'downforeveryoneorjus...

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Jun 25, 2:39am

Wireless connection issues...any suggestions?Just signed up with xnet and went through the steps to set the connection up. Managed to get everything working ok, both laptops could connect to the router wirelessly and could get the internet. Now one laptop keeps dropping the wireless connection. It...

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Jun 18, 11:49pm

Ebook issues. Help someone?The whitcoulls application won't run. error message"the application has failed to start because it's side by side configeration is incorrect, please see the application event log for more details"Can anyone please enlighten me on what's going wr...

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Jun 17, 5:13am

Connection issues with Netgear WGR614Hi there I am trying to connect to a wireless router and although I can see it in my list of available connections it just times out when I try and connect. I have given the mac address of the device that I am trying to connect to and still no connection....

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Jun 11, 3:44am

Network issues - 7 - xpHelp, for some reason my network has crashed between my laptop and XP server. Was going last time I used it but not today. I've restarted both computers and the router. Any ideas?

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Jun 7, 1:01am

Dynalink RTA1025W drop-out issues.Hi, I have had this wireless modem/router for some time now and it did this way back when I first got it and firmware fixed it. I am not sure if it is exactly the same issue though. My PPP light turns off and I am disconnected from the internet, I have ...

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Jun 4, 5:31am

Imac issuesSo over the last four days I have noticed some very strange issues with my imac. Roughly ten minutes are starting up the mac the keyboard will begin to act up eg, instead of an 'h' appearing after pressing the key, a symbol will appear and this will happ...

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May 25, 10:17pm

Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard issuesI have a Microsoft bluetooth elite keyboard on my XP Pro Service Pack 3 system. It has worked well for years. Tonight the keyboard didn't work, so I changed the batteries. I re-connected it and was able to type the passkey on the keyboard successfully....

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May 25, 1:40am

Ownship/sharing issues with external usbHard drive and Win7 I have a 1Tb hard drive with a sh*tload of drawings and schematics on it that i tried to open up with my computer last night, how ever it says it cant share the folders of files, so i chekced and said it didnt have ownership of the HD,...

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May 21, 8:47am

Internet connection issuesWe're having trouble with our internet connection. We have broadband with Telstra/Paradise. It seems to disconnect repeatedly. I will get a message saying it can't connect to a page, then try again and it will (or won't for a while, then will). It affects...

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May 12, 1:13am

Rapidshare Speed IssuesI don't know if this has already been discussed, but is Telecom throttling Rapidshare download speeds? I have a 6mbps connection and I used to be able to download from Rapidshare at about 600kbps steadily, any time of the day. Now the maximum

hp touchsmart vista to xp, driver issues solvedif anyone is doing this, there will be driver issues as HP do not provide xp drivers, possibly because they are under instruction from M$ not to do so, maybe its to force people to use vista, hence M$ can discontinue xp sooner. But there is a way around i...

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Apr 21, 10:12am

IE v FF - issues with websites/viewing PDF docsThis is just a general question. If a website/PDF doc displays correctly using IE7/8, but when using later versions of Firefox it does not, then could it simply be due to Firefox Addons conflicting? and the only way of knowing, would, be to

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Apr 21, 6:57am

OS X 10.6 DNS issueson both my 10. 6 equipped machines I am having some DNS server issues, the most frequent site to have this issue is www.datsun1200.com and it usually works but sometimes goes to washingtonpost.com or today it went to imageshack. us. Does this

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Apr 19, 9:59am

Acer laptop display issues!Hi, I have an acer laptop (Aspire 5030) and the screen is not displaying what it should. It freezes and does not display the movements of the mouse and slowly fades out to a white screen however the if i push down on the screen and get it at

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Apr 14, 10:15am

connection issues galore!!im soooooo annoyed with my connection, its a wonder im even on here and it will be a miracle if you get to read this, every few seconds im disconnected and my connections is dropped, ill get on to a page then go to the next an it will say problem loading ...

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Apr 10, 6:27am

broadband issues - HELPI have been having issues with my broadband. I have replaced my modem, checked all filters and tested for phones causing issues and the problem is still occuring. I have narrowed the issue down to outgoing calls. When the modem is reset inter

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Apr 4, 7:51pm

Email Issues!!Ok, so I am with dial up (yup I know... ) But someone is sending me an email that is 16. 5MB... ARGH! My email keeps crashing and I have been connected for 3 hrs waiting for it to come in. So is there any way I can delete the painful email that is very ...

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Mar 30, 9:56am

search settings v1.2.3 ISSUES!!how can i get rid of this error? really really annoying! have done a nod32 antivirus scan... nothing detectedhave downloaded spybot and it got rid of a few things, but not this search settings thingy. . any help much

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Mar 25, 9:30am

cant sort laptop issues..went to sort out someones Laptop that was running Vista, for them today. . Usual issues. . Out of date Nortons, too much crap running in the background, needs a good clean outof temp files, malware etc. Problem, it was a laptop that was bou

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Mar 24, 7:07am

monitor issuesIs it a definite monitor problem if you have blocks of colour (pink & green) that flash continuously. Blocks move and seem to have "wavy lines" in them. Monitor is Acer and I have had for almost 3 years. Seems to be getting progressively ...

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Mar 18, 6:17am

Wireless networking issues in Mint - resolvedit seems it is a very bad idea to turn off your wireless switch in Linux. . so be warned just don't do it. http://www.linlap.com/wiki/hp-compaq+6735s My Mint crashed and burned anyway [i hope my HD is OK], anyway I reinstalled it

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Mar 17, 1:12am

Laptop IssuesThe screen on my HP laptop keeps blacking out. I can still hear sounds and things happening, but can't see anything. I have to restart it every time. What is wrong with the bloody thing?

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Mar 10, 6:41am

Internet connection issues :(Have posted this in general, but will post here too. We're having problems with our internet connection. We have a t-stick which is in computer 1, and computer 2 is linked to computer 1 by a cable. We used to be able to get the in

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Mar 9, 3:51am

Firewall issuesSince getting BB, I've had problems with my NVIDIA and windows firewall compatibility. I'm constantly prompted with a pop up to choose either one or the other or both: "You are running both the NVIDIA firewall and Windows firewall on the nForce Ether...

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Feb 24, 7:37am

Setting up laptop issuesI just brought a laptop yesterday and the sales person told me that it was easy to start up... however it asked me all kinds of questions about partitions and stuff that I didn't understand. I rang the sales person and they guided me though

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Feb 21, 6:59am

Windows 7 downgraded to Win XP Pro, issues.....Compaq came loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium. Person down graded to Win XP Pro. There were the issues with drivers etc. Can't seem to sort these issues out no matter what is tried, system restore, Compaq instructions on restoring to factory settings ...

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Feb 14, 4:55am

EEEPC 900HA Hardware issues?Hi all, let me make the bold claim to being reasonably competent in computer repair, so don't be shy about getting a bit technical (crikey thats an arrogant statement) but I have an Asus EEEPC 900HA, great machine, I've always kept it in its protective co...

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Feb 9, 4:35pm

mouse issuesI have booted up my old computer for the first time in several months. All good except the arrow on the screen wont move. i have tried three different mice and cant move the arrow ( cursor? ) Is there a way of using the keyboard to do it?

Epson printer issueshey guys, recently purchased an Epson Office TX600FW multi function printer/copier/scanner/fax machine, anyway had been functioning well until I turned it off at the wall (along with everything else) as I went away for a few weeks over xmas/new years br...

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Jan 5, 11:19pm

Sound IssuesHi dudes - I've been having probs with my desktop's sound. It is only a recent problem which occurred after running a trojan killer (which my comp has grrrr). It says i have NO media/mixer devices. Now i have the Realtek AC97(? ) hard ware and all the ...

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Jan 2, 9:01pm

vista networking issuesive got a vista machine on a friends network that is not wanting to contact the dhcp server, yet i can ping it OK, and the internet is not working even though i can ping the router and has been assigned correct dns and gateway the same as the other mach...

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Dec 21, 9:00am

Watching and recording Sky on Pc quailty issues.Currently have myski hdi, i am running it into the amp and my 42" with the hdmi input. I then have the rca cable going from the decoder into my tv card and the white and red going into an adapter and then into my blue input on back of mobo, All ru...

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Dec 15, 9:44pm

Issues with XTRA mailAnyone else finding that their mail "hangs" on authorisation over the last few days. It's happening with my prime address and, sometimes, with the domain address. XTRA is not sure if it is a server problem and, if anyone else has the same pro...

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Dec 15, 7:38pm

kEYboard issuesMICROsoft wirelss . KEYSWONT RSPND AS you can see haveto bash heavy to ge them to respound evryhing a bitslow, type 2 ast and it skips leters

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Dec 7, 6:04am

Router issues for Compass Wireless BroadbandI have had to relent and go back to Compass and their appalling customer service. Apparently the copper won't be upgraded until next year as the current box won't support more than the 3 users already on it. I have a Dynalink RTA770W modem b

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Dec 6, 4:59am

Avast users with issuesover yesterday's bad update will learn how to repair their systems if they visit the avast support fora here:< http://forum. avast.com/index. php >. Alwil staff (well, VLK anyway) is currently helping users who deleted system files instead of quara...

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Dec 3, 8:46pm

technical keyboard issuesyes, the tapping noise is driving me and those around me mental. anyone recommend a keyboard that doesn't make a tapping noise, or at least something quieter? tia.

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Dec 1, 3:08am

Software download Regcare & "fix" issuesWhile trying to trouble shoot a Nokia ph to PC connection issue I downloaded what appeared to be a program for the data cable CA 42. (still no recognition) It went into a system scan mode and detected 572 registry problems to fix. Of course that ???requir...

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Nov 28, 7:32am

Broadband connection issues?We have noticed our broadband speed has dropped to half it's usual rate. We have a phone cabinet at the bottom of our garden so distance problems not an issue. We are well under our monthly download allowance. Pages also take a long time to load, or somet...

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Nov 27, 2:23pm

Homegroup - windows 7 issuesi have set up home group as i now have windows 7 on both computers - 1 computer will pick up the other but the one im on that created the group (after going through trouble shooting prefs - says - No other homegroup computers are curently available... say...

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Nov 21, 8:46pm

Issues with deleting information from drop barHI I have deleted all my history using internet options. Yet when I type in a web address there are websites there that havent been deleted... the temp internet folder is empty and I have tried deleting them from the drop bar (they just return next time y...

PS2 Singstar Rocks issues...I have a PS2 SCPH-79002.I only use it to play Buzz, Eyetoy, Dance Mat and Singstar.Singstar is my favourite and I have Singstar, 80's, R & B, Queen and the problem one Rocks.This website explains it allhttp://arewold.wordpress.com/singstar-rocks-probl...

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Nov 7, 7:50am

Windows media player issues...Windows media player issuesHi, when I play music files with Media Player the sound tends to stuttter randomly, but mostly around the changeover of songs. I have a 2 second overlap of songs or there abouts. The computer is a Dell 1525 lappy. 1.6 dual cor...

ISSUES WITH SIERRA WIRELESS 885 MODEMISSUES WITH SIERRA WIRELESS 885 MODEM Has anyone has an issue with one of these, the aerial port fell out after only 2 weeeks use and the retailer has refused to fix or replace it said it is not under warranty. which I think is a load or rubbish ..it co...

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Sep 19, 6:54am

Issues when upgrading laptop ramIssues when upgrading laptop ram I've got a Compaq Evo N410c laptop, running XP. It has 512MB onboard ram, and a free ram slot in it.
I bought and installed a stick of 512MB PC133 ram, but when I power on, the fan spins but HDD light stays off and the c...

access issues after slaving driveAccess issues after slaving drive ok a friend of mine wants me to get the crap off his hdd after his kid fried his computer, i took the jumper off and chucked in on the slave in my pc, but when attempting to copy files i notice that in explorer that some ...

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Aug 29, 3:44am

Compaq Proliant Issues :(Compaq Proliant Issues :( Yesterday, my server was running quite fine, untill I coudlnt access me website or Remote desktop anymore from the internet, so I tried accessing it from the LAN, the website worked but the remote desktop wouldnt connect, so I lo...

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Aug 12, 10:37pm

email issues. In 1999 I set up the homeEmail issues. In 1999 I set up the home computer with dial up (at least my technician did). Because of where we lived it was always slow so it was seldom used and in the past two years the computer was not even turned on. I use my business computer for...

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Aug 11, 2:34am

dvd shrink issuesDvd shrink issues hey when using dvdshrink it finnish's half way and says i need to use a sepperate buring software, my old dvdshring just did it all, i have the nero 7 but it seems the do not talk to each other, please help

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Jul 29, 11:15am

Internet issuesInternet issuesNow be gentle as I am not that smart o.k. My main computer (which is plugged into the main internet line directly) will not access the internet. My two other computers which are connected to the main one (via wireless network) are fine. ...

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Jul 25, 8:22am

need help! issues with imac 24"Need help! issues with imac 24" need help, I was clearing lots of things on imac, and now have found many items are not working, eg: mail, word, excel docs etc, how do i restore everything in the trash to its original place? I have tried resetting it...

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Jul 24, 8:16am

Broadband connection issuesBroadband connection issues Ok heres the problemClear net connection dropsno DSL light or ppp this happens for a few seconds then finewas told to change Filtertried 3 different onesnew i may add =)told to try new cordsdone thattold to have modem checked....

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Jul 13, 5:41am

Email Issues - Importing from new version to oldEmail Issues - Importing from new version to old I have slaved a hard drive and need to import the email from a newer version of email on the slave to the older version on C drive. I can't run the email on the slave for obvious reasons so need to run emai...

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Jun 26, 10:59pm

Seems to me Google must be having issues...Seems to me Google must be having issuesI've noticed today that lot's of little Google features don't seem to be working. Gmails fine, but I can't get it to save any "Lab" settings. The Google Webpage Translation isn't working for me. Anyone els...

My site is having issues with Safari and ChromeMy site is having issues with Safari and Chrome I've just made a website for the big wide world, but it doesn't show entirely correctly in Chrome or Safari, now i understand that both of these browsers use WebKit, which must not like some formatting. It s...

icioufa issues an apologieIcioufa issues an apologie To those i upset yesterday with my out burst of terrible behavior i apologize.At least i man enough to say Sorry, BTW Steve foster i notice you hide behind a hotmail address, really manly ah, bet you wouldn't say that to my f...

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May 18, 7:47am

Anyone having issues with Mozilla Firefox 3?Anyone having issues with Mozilla Firefox 3? I've found on both my work PC and Home PC are having lockups or firefox takes its time to load plus a number of other random things.

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May 8, 1:41am

modem or connection issues?Modem or connection issues? Hi all. My modem has developed a funny problem off late. After every about 10-12 minutes the DSL light goes off and my browsing stops. It then comes bck in about 40 seconds to a minute and I am able to resume browsing. My ISP i...

Any issues with cable tidy wraps?Any issues with cable tidy wraps? Are there any particulat "rules" that one should follow when placing cable tidy wraps about one's various computer cables (or, for that matter, TV/video/av cables/hdmi cables and aerials). Should certain cables ...

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Apr 20, 2:12am

sick of computer software issues?Sick of computer software issues? read this awesome article about one way to fix all that time wasted repairing and frustrating scanninghttp://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-faces-of-linux-who-do-i-yell-at.html

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Apr 11, 5:05am

Help -Itunes/iPod shuffle 1g issuesHelp -Itunes/iPod shuffle 1g issues I have Windows XP and am having issues with a new iPod 1g Shuffle 2 generation. It comes up with something about it being corrupted and says to restore. Click on restore and it states iPod cannot be restored. An unknown...

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Apr 1, 7:19am

heres an interesting one - Laptop issuesHeres an interesting one - Laptop issues Toshiba Satellite A60. Keyboard mapped to some sort of screwed up layout. and the touchpad mouse seems to select everything the arrow or I-beam runs over, if in word, the left shift key, when pressed, produces &quo...

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Mar 26, 1:26am

Outlook "issues"Outlook "issues" I am having all sorts of problems trying to send messages through Outlook with attachments. I cannot even send a 2mg attachment. Talk to Xtra and their response is send it through xtra. Now, when I try to do that, it takes ag...

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Mar 16, 8:31pm

Sound Card IssuesSound Card Issues Hey guys, my parents are using my old desktop and have it connected to their surround sound stereo however when the sound comes our, it's like it's too loud and sounds like crap. I took my computer around and plugged it into their surrou...

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Feb 28, 11:49pm

Issues with Mozilla and AdobeIssues with Mozilla and Adobe I recently changed to Mozilla, but it wont load Adobe (so i cant get certain picture) - I dont get why, unless its because i havent total got rid of IE. do I need to - to get adobe working? any help would be appreciated!

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Feb 24, 8:21am

Linux Newbie - video card issues Ubuntu 8.10Linux Newbie - video card issues Ubuntu 8.10 I just got rid of my virus riddled windows. Ubuntu 8.10 started off at 800x600 pixels on my Geforce FX5700 but when I changed the drivers to the recommended one Version 173 I got 640x480. Version 96 was the sam...

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Feb 24, 7:16am

issues with trendnet wirelessIssues with trendnet wireless we decided to get wireless for the flat and went with trend net. originally we brought two dongels (is that the correct name?) one we couldn't get to work so we called out a computer person (cost $100) just to be told somethi...

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Feb 23, 12:48am

Compaq notebook issues....Compaq notebook issuesCompaq Presario F500 running Vista Basic. Initial problem was that when booting, a message came up saying that 'updates were being configured, do not turn computer off'..but update percentage stayed at zero and laptop restarted itsel...

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Feb 8, 2:43am

browser issuesBrowser issues I am having problems loading web pages randomly and by hitting refresh 2 - 3 times the page loads. This is doing it between a few browsers so its not specific to one browser. Its been happening for months now. I have used updated avg and su...

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Feb 5, 4:04am

internet issuesWell I've been having this problem for quite awhile and it's very frustrating. Here's the thing I built myself a pc from scratch. When i finished installing the drivers and such I tried connecting wirelessly to my modem I did connect and my internet was...

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Feb 4, 4:51am

Highlight issues on toshiba laptopHighlight issues on toshiba laptop Am hoping some intelligent person can kindly help me with my highlighting issue.
For some reason on this laptop when browsing the web or looking at my emails I cannot highlight a section of text, instead I get the han...

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Jan 23, 12:05am

Vista IssuesVista Issues Have XP Home on my 'puter and sent off 2 emails to friend who has Vista, but she never got them. If I click on "reply" to her email to me, she gets it no problem. So what do I do, to send her a new one??

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Dec 30, 11:17pm

Mobile Phone IssuesMobile Phone Issues I have a MotoKrzr K1 and have just re "Hotlinked" so that I can top up my Prepay balance.
After registering at the ATM, my phone received a Sim Download.
This is linked to the Hotlink, but I cannot download it to my Sim...

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Dec 30, 8:36pm

Xubuntu sound issuesXubuntu sound issues Hi question to the linux fanz?
I'm having problems with the sound on my new xubuntu installation. It's weird, somehow fixed this problem first time i installed but after wiping hard drive to reinstall xubuntu as dedicated linux machi...

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Dec 21, 3:22am

macbook users with dvd-9 issues?Macbook users with dvd-9 issues? my new macbook isnt burning the second layer of dual layer discs. old macbook is though. ive googled and it appears to be a hardware problem. the drive acts the same when under windows (gets to about 60% then bombs out). i...

anyone having issues with xtra email addresses?Anyone having issues with xtra email addresses? ive received an email from a friend with xtra, but get it bounced back when i reply with an unroutable address error, probably related to their DNS errors people are having on the other thread?

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Nov 28, 9:21pm

weird ram issuesWeird ram issues i have a ga-p35-ds4 which can take up to a max of 8gig ddr2 ram in dual channel config. i am using 4x 1 gig sticks of crucial ballistix ddr2 pc2-8000. if i use any of these sticks in slot 1 there is no probs at all. But if i use a combina...

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Nov 19, 7:32pm

Technical website issues (ftp transfering results)Technical website issues (ftp transfering results) I currently am having problems since changing webhost, where files uploaded via cute ftp to my website, the code is being altered, and images are stripped, so all files end up being smaller than they orig...

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Nov 14, 7:02pm

IHUG/ VODAFONE ISSUES?IHUG/ VODAFONE ISSUES? Grrrrr my fixed home line doesnt work and my net is intermittant...I have been waiting 40 mins to talk to someone at vodafone....no mention on their website of any issues....using back up net connection to get online...anyone else h...

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Nov 8, 4:59am

Freeview Issues Today?Freeview Issues Today? Hi I'm in Hamilton and our channel 3 & 4 have been out for a few days. anyone else having trouble?? we're on terrestrial

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Nov 2, 6:44am

Laptop issuesLaptop issues My parents laptop [Compaq presario 900] is having problems with the screen. When you turn it on, the screen is dark, then goes very bright, and is unusable. Considering the age of it Im guessing it will be better just to buy a new one. If th...

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Oct 20, 10:28pm

Megaupload issuesMegaupload issues Hey there, is anyone else have issues getting things from megaupload, or is it just me? Usually I can pull 150kb/s+ but these last few days, its been around 10kbs.

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Oct 19, 3:55am

Display issues..Display issues.. Howdy, built a computer with different hardware then I usually do, RAM is 4 sticks of Transcend 2GB 800Mhz, HardDrive is Western Digital 500GB SATA, Mobo is M3N78, and the CPU is a quad core amd 9550 2.2Ghz. Oh and I usually go with asus...

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Oct 18, 9:50pm

iTunes issuesITunes issues Sorry if this has been covered already, but I have iTunes, been using it for a few years updating as needed. Until I got 8.0, because now the colours are all screwed up, Library lists are all pink and it looks as if its running with 16bit co...

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Oct 17, 9:48am

Monitor EDID issuesMonitor EDID issues Anyone know of a good freeware program to read the EDID of your monitor and let you edit it?

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Oct 16, 11:50pm

Hotmail issues (stuck in Beta?)Hotmail issues (stuck in Beta?) I think im stuck in a hotmail beta version or something. Its all slow and im obviously iin the Light version instead of the full version. (the url says blah blah blah light.. blah blah). No where in the options cna i change...

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Oct 16, 7:29am

Compaq 719TU Laptop Issues on Windows VistaCompaq 719TU Laptop Issues on Vista This is my sons laptop and the second time in 2 mnths it is unuseable. It will not boot into windows, and the message I get is No Bootable Device - Insert Bootdisk & press any key. Things I have tried so far:
1....

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Sep 26, 1:04am

imac wireless router issues anyone?Imac wireless router issues anyone? I've got a new imac and am having issues with it dropping my internet connection all the time. Other mac books are using the same wireless router with no problems with internet. Airport is working ok.

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Sep 24, 2:11am

iPod Touch 8 gig issuesIPod Touch 8 gig issues Hey there, I'm just curious I've got problem with my iPod Touch, the screen turned off as usual and I flick it back on and it goes yellow, so I turn it off & back on and its still the same, so I google it and it seems its happ...

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Sep 12, 3:53am

Compaq C700 laptop Dialup issues with Clear..Compaq C700 laptop Dialup issues with Clear.. Compaq Presario C791TU Vista Premium Sp1 2gb ram. A friend asked me to set up her new laptop for her dialup/email etc..Which went fine until I convinced her to go with Clearnet (unlimited)$16.95 from the Xtra ...

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Aug 27, 11:25am

HELP PLEASE - Outlook Express issues....HELP PLEASE - Outlook Express issuesWas all working fine yesterday, but today when I open it it comes up with.. "The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'pop.vodafone.co.nz', Server: 'pop.vodafone.co.nz', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(S...

Telecom Xtra/PayPal issuesTelecom Xtra/PayPal issues I posted a thread about this a few weeks ago, and it seemed like a few other people were having similar issues. Is anyone still having issues accessing PayPal.com using Xtra's internet service. I am finding it *extremely* diffic...

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Jul 27, 10:28pm

Vista / Network issuesVista / Network issues Just installed vista on newly built system and am having issues with network controllers. I have all drivers installed for intergrated lan (2x marvell Gigabit controllers) and i plug into either port and lights come on , on switch a...

Vista SP1 And itunes V7.6.2.9 IssuesVista SP1 And itunes V7.6.2.9 Issues Hi all, have very recently updated to SP1 for Vista Home Premium, prior to update -itunes working great. Now -itunes doesnt play music (no error messages) The time stays at 0:00 once play is pressedAnyone having this p...

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Jun 30, 8:47pm

Virus issuesVirus issues Hey I have a question - My parents computer has a virus of sorts in it and (90% of the time) wont allow them to load the internet - it says you must download "antivirus 2008" (note no "Norton") and asks you to go to an int...

Java issuesJava issues am trying to do a course online, the pages opens up using Explorer and Firefox and just hangs, says pleas wait.
on the talk bar of the pop window it says
"Apple PagePlayer started". I have the latest version of java. Ideas anyo...

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Jun 9, 1:30am

Driver issuesDriver issues hay ive just installed vista ultimate 64bit on my pc and when i download the drivers for my 8800gts after the restart nothing shows up, ive tryed again and still no go, im getting the correct drivers and still wont work, wondering if anyone ...

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Jun 8, 4:08am

Hard Drive IssuesHard Drive Issues Hey tech-heads. Been having a problem, i'll try and make it short. I have two hard drives, both work fine (20GB and 250gb). The 20GB is installed on my 2ndhand Dell (which is a story in itself), took me a week to get it to go properly - ...

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Jun 8, 2:14am

Compaq Presario SR1919AN major issuesCompaq Presario SR1919AN major issues Hi guys, one of my friends (15) has a computer as his house (which his mum brought). It is a Compaq Presario SR1919AN Desktop. It has had 1.Sound card die, fixed, 2.Network Die/random restarts, fixed and something els...

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May 29, 8:15am

avast update and XP undates ... outlook issuesAvast update and XP undates outlook issues hi computer peeps, i downloaded latest avast and windows updates on friday (including restart), and computer was working fine on sunday (came into work and cleaned up the email folder). didn't shut down computer...

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May 25, 11:38pm

Sound IssuesSound Issues My MoBo is an abit AX78. I can not find the driver for installing the sound. Any help plz people?

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May 23, 2:15pm

I have the sims 2 but it has issues..........I have the sims 2 but it has issues.......... I have the sims 2 on pc. But i cant play it for more than 5 minutes because the screen goes blue and the mouse does the loading timer. It will eventually go back to my game but do the same thing moments later....

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May 20, 6:27am

Okta Mondo - MP4 issuesOkta Mondo - MP4 issues Hey there all.
I have a new Okta Mondo phone and it has a camcorder on it which saves files in MP4 format. I am wondering if I need special software to play the videos on the computer when I transfer the file onto a flash card a...

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May 18, 12:46am

Laptop memory issuesLaptop memory issues My Lenovo laptop previously had 1 512MB stick of presumably 533 memory. I upgrade using the same socket to one stick of 1GB 667 and it boots, but there is no display. So I go back to the old 512MB and put the 1GB in the other socket...

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May 14, 2:38am

Anyone else having internet issues today?Anyone else having internet issues today? I really need help! I have logged on to my pc as the administrator and am able to run internet without any problems but when I log in using my usual login I can't get anything to show on the internet at all. It ju...

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May 6, 10:01pm

no Vista-related issuesNo Vista-related issues Microsoft denied that there is any connection between the lower revenues and Windows Vista. "There's really no Vista-related issues at all," argued Liddell. Quote from Computerworld

webcam issuesWebcam issues I've been trying to get my ps2 eyetoy to work on my computer (windows XP service pack 2), I've got all the drivers and installed it but when I go to configure it thru windows live messenger 8.5 it won't display an image, neither will it work...

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Apr 9, 11:04am

Can anyone help?? re printer issuesCan anyone help?? re printer issues Hi there.I have just tryed to print a picture off my computer and when i clicked to print it,it came up with a message that said "the printer spooler service is not running".Does anyone know how i can fix this...

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Apr 1, 10:31pm

LCD reception issuesLCD reception issues Hi there, I just got a new Sony Bravia U series. The picture is great for DVD's and games, but the TV reception is pretty sub-par. Grainy and washed out for most channels. Ive tuned it manually after giving up on the auto yet there is...

slingshot issuesSlingshot issues Anyone happen to be unfortunate enough to be with slingshot?I am having major issues with them. Absolutely no newsgroup traffic and they have blocked all ftp access.oh and super crap speeds but thats the least of my wo

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Mar 12, 9:07am

Issues with new laptopIssues with new laptop Can someone help??!! I got a new laptop on the 31st, it was an insurance claim and on the box the box it said it was ex demo. I dont know if that has anything to do with the following problem? Its a compaq cq50, and it doesnt see...